Demountable vehicle-wheel rim.



W. LQWREY, JR.

DEMOUMTABLE VEHICLE WHEEL RIM. APPLlcmmn mio Nov. la. 191e.

Patnted Dec. 18,1%?.

"WELLAM TYNDALE LNREY,

. DEMOUNTABLE VLECLE? HEEL PVEM.

Specication of Letters Eatent.

:Patented Dec.a i5, ilrt.,

Application filed November 13, 1916. Serial No. lsl.

To all 'whom it may concern;

' Be it known that l, WILLIAM T. Lownnr, Jr., a citizen of the United .States7 residing at Blue Mountain, in the county of Tippah and State ot' Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful improvements in emountable VehiCle-Vlieel Rims; and do hereby declare the 'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to vehicle wheel structure7 and more particularly to a demountable rim for vehicle. `vheels upon which there may be mounted and demounted as desired pneumatic or other cushion tires.

It is anV object of the present invention to provide for the ready and easy mounting of a pneumatic or other tire upon the rim and to provide for the securing of the rim in tire-carrying position in a ltacile and secure manner. A

A further object of the invention is to improve the construction of a demountable rim, whereby the rim may be easily applied to and removed from a wheel telly, and to provide for the secure locking oi' the rim to the telly in a manner which will not only maintain the rim in secure position on the Jelly but will also serve to reinforce therim and operate to hold it from vibration and working loose when in use.

With the above and other objects in viewv as Will be clear to those skilled in the art, the present invention comprises featuresI .having in vieuY the accomplishment of these several objects', and in the accompanying drawing and 'following specification a preferrediorm of the invention is illustrated and described, in which drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a tire and the improved tire rim as mounted upon a Wheel.

Fig. 2 is a side. elevation oi' the rim and the tire thereon detached from the wheel, and showing;` a section of the rim swung into position to permit the contraction of the remaining portion ot the tire to permit and facilitate the removal ot the tire.

Fig. 3 in contracted position with the operating links buckled to permit the inward swinging of the rim sections.

'hinged at one or the is a side elevation showing the rim Fig. e is a transverse section through a p ortion of the Wheel telly rim and mounted 'tire showing in detail the rim locking feature.

lfig. is an enlarged detail circumferem tial section through the rim structure showing the 'parts in the expended or tire-carrying position.

Fig. G is a perspective view of a fragment of one end of a rim section showing a hinge leaf rigidly secured thereto, and

Fig. 'T is a perspective viev.r of an end of a rim section in which the pintle bearing o the hinge is formed integral with the rim structure. s A.

rdinarily deinountable rims tire "split and formed to be contracted to permit the mounting and demounting of a tire, and the purpose of the present invention is to facilitate the operation olf mounting and demounting the tire, and to secure the inembersy in expanded and in the present embodiment of the 1nvention the rinrA is disclosed. as made of a series of sections, the main members 2 and 3 of which are hinged together at e preferably by a flush hinge arrangement keep'- ing the interior surface or the rim, which latter is of the clencher or oircumferentially flanged type, substantially flush. The upper or substantially diametrieally opposite side of the rim A from the hinge point i is shown as split preferably at two places 5 and 6, Figf, forming an intermediate articulated section? of the rim `which may be other of its/ends as at 8 to the contiguous end of the section 3 of the rim and is adapted to be swung on its pivot 8 from a closed position in abutment at the split end 5 to an open position in Fig. 2. yl`he adjacent and ,free ends of the rim sections 2 and 3 are constantly connected by a link structure which is adapted to be drawn inwardly toward the center oitthe Wheel, Fig. 3, so as to accomplish the rela tive contraction or inward drawing movement of the upper ends 5` and 6 of the rim sections 2 and 3 after the rim has been detached from the Wheel B.

While the connection between the upper ends 5 and o may be of any suitable type capable of being drawn inwardly to thus flex the Wheel rim, a preferred form of this iiexible connection is shown as comprising tire-carrying position,l

e pair of links l and ll liingedly jointed as at their arliecent ends, andeeoli at its outer end. liingeolly or puoi-elly goinxeo'4 ai, to lie respeoiye. upper enfle 5 .Li,:,. i 19 o or @ne inn sect1 ,/f ano o.

limi i) and,

. @wn Fig. la or the Vloin e l' e life attached io su;a l0 pleinental leeres le, which may be riveted or olierwise rigidly secured in reeeeseri pon tions oi lne edj'acent ends of the rini secsions or 37 as et l5 in Fig. 6. lt is deeireo'le that outer circumferential sun i5 fece of the riin sruc'mre lie formed of :i ly eoniniious unbroken oircnizir surface? and in a similar manner ilie inner Surface of lle rim 9v is preferably "to be 'orneri a. continuous unbroken circle ze Wi-li the objeeo in View of avoiding the cuff or motilating of the perimeter of the and no provide a smooth and continurs euri .ce for the tread portion of the of *die applied 1laire.

Mn ziie accomplishment of this feature the 'i-ifinging member 7, Wliion constitues exibiantiolly a look which when thrown ons? into the position indicated in Fig'. serves to support alle outwardly buckled :-,1 f""ogg`elile links 10 and ll which will seat,

io be substantially flush with the outer fece of the member 7 in a circumferential receso or groove 7', Figs. and 5, formed in the outer surface of the looking section Z` TMS section 7 is connected at the hinge 8 elle complementary end of the rirn secgion foy nsli hinge structure, and etv it opposie end designed to be la-tched in its oloseii position. Fig. 5, by e suiieble ineens lo hold i until it liars been assembled, or

place-cl upon die .feily of Lilie Wheel B.

A. sin ile form of locli is Shown in Eig.

ng o, lool .G which oe p on one of ilie rivers which Leni 1li 1o llie contiguous end This latch adarierl from a. releasing o,

the looking section .7 to orally ai i lat-er to he turned ysinon over the swinging end lien die lzilcer has been 4swung to 'nl-'nc position indicated in Fig. 5 i: clg the perating links l() and il in expanded poniion.

fi i" the rie-vice is substanetn lied rim in Coireserve fl@ Fig. l, after' which he rim is securely held against transverse shifting on like wheel .folly by any suitable means.

neoii the iures of i1-lie pre Lvion is izo provide ineens wir sont inven- :li will notI only secure the Wheel aeiinst #5i-universe sl'xiii-m lira will look it iiwainst circiuniierentiol mm enieng. and pnilicuii "asten the seri/irme oi'r the rini at those poinas where il; is split or liiiiuron'ed, and securely liolilvliese in usssmblefl position :is Well toprevent lost plivv or vibration. A, simple forni of This i ing or securing means is illustrated in Fig, il in ivnicli n lio-lt passes trunversely tliroogliilie ''elly of the Wheel and muy lieve :in 'Lspimrlly extending liraclo; or sppoi'if ing portion 2i, against which the rini A nie y be forced :is it is epplied'io the ifelly or" a wheel. The opposite end of the 'ooit 2O threaded as t 22 to receive a. nut which is adapted to be jammed up against :i clamp or clamp-like jaw el having :i ulcrum edge at one end and a seal; portion 26 it its opposite end, between which two portions the boltI 'L20 posses. By applying the nut; 23 and (ironing the clamp member 24 tightly against the outer edge of the applied rim A, 'the latter is firmly secured between the opposing' seat portions :2l and .26 and held against lol/eral shifting. The seat portions referred to may be concave as shown t0 provide against out-ward movement .of the rim, :1nd o preferably provided each with a pin or pin adapted 'to enter complementary perorniions 28 formeel in the ends 5 and o of i'lie sections and 3 and in 'the ends of the secions T. Thos when the rim lisis been eX- panrled into tire-locking posi?J w w in Figs. l :anal Ale, enrl the clnnip drown ti l\^"/ against lie surface of ine ri i, the pins 2 engage fis apertures und form o, secure lock ai the spliiportions o and 6 oi' the rini.

An advantage gained-by the. connection of the toggle links l0 and ll to the en r.s 5 and 6 oi the sections 2 and 3 in ine manner shown nml described sind. by hinz the locking section 7 interiorlyoi' the ,v :1s so these loggie links, is their, ille loon :ecrfion T may 'ce Used :is on operating lever when swung zzgoins'st the Loiitrncerl toggle linke l() :incl ll fo force these (ii-:inwardly and thus expand the contracte-1l rim sect-io s of he rim. This is of importance :is tiro lling r ,i2 passes the ceni'er between the hin( z l -3-wiien considerable pressure nef. .dry io secure lie expansion of the i" sections Within the tir Flexnre of the imite 1G and Ill and ir u n; immuni; of play in lieir pivoiil gom il'rernnie if: 'pils-.Sii lL 'ie Linge l2 pesi. one center gust referir fi to.

" COD L nectedlinks connected at each end of the pair to the rim-ends adjacent said section.

3. A contractible, demountable Wheel-rim divided to 'form movable ends, means con-y nected to said ends for moving them toward or from each other, and an articulated rim-section for filling the division between said ends and adapted to move said means to outward position and separate the rimends.

4. A demountable rim divided tdorni spaced ends, connected links pivotally atcached to seid ends and for 'ng a poftion,

of the tire receiving area of t e rim, the rim having an articulated. section channeled to receive the links. l

5. A demountable rim divided to form spaced ends, connected-links bowed ce coinplete the circle of the rim face pivotally ai;- tached to said ends, the rimhaving an articulated section channeled in receive the links, said section underlying the links and oompleting the rim between the spaced ends.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM TYNDALE LOWE?, 3R. 

